ronald reagan was born a century ago. the biggest event was in venture ra county. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: celebration to markd reagan's 100th birthday. >> i'm proud to be an american. >> reporter: cannons, jets streaked across the sky. nancy reagan made a rare public appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. >> reporter: his presidential library will reopen monday after a renovation. his endownment hit $100 million. his political legacy still influences. >> president reagan said you can't be for big government, big taxes and still be for the little guy. guess who's left out in the cold today? >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics or his policies but they couldn't dislike the man. >> he raise nicknamed the gipper. but it was his role in the white house that brought another name, the great communicator. >> mr.-- tear down this wall. >> his ideas put reagan in the the cross hairs of critics. but they made him this crowd's hero. >>> super bowl xlv did not disappoint. the keys that led the packers to their 4th lombard

ronald reagan library in ventura county. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: a patriotic celebration in simi valley to mark ronald reagan's00th birthday. ♪ i'm about to be an american ♪ >> reporter: can canons boomed a 21 -- canons boomed a 21 gun salute, spider jets streaked across the sky and nancy reagan made a rare appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. >> reporter: ronald reagan's presidential library will reopen monday after a $50 million renovation. 30 years after taking office ronald reagan's endowment which funds the library and its foundation hit $100 million his political legacy still influences. president reagan said you can't be for big government, big taxes and big bureaucracy and still be for the little guy. and that's been left out in the cold today. >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics or his policies, but they couldn't dislike the man. >> reporter: reagan was nicknamed the g beginner in his 1940 -- the gipper for his role in a 1940 film and was also known as the great negotiator. >> mr. gorbachev, tear do

. >>> there was a big celebration at president ronald reagan's presidential library in southern california. sunday markediversary of his birthday. sandra hughes reports. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: a patriotic celebration in simi valley to mark ronald reagan's 100th birthday. cannons boomed a 21-gun salute. fighter jets streaked across the sky. >> happy birthday mr. president. >> reporter: and nancy reagan made a rare public appearance. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled, and is thrilled. to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. it doesn't seem possible. but that's what it is. >> reporter: ronald reagan's presidential library will reopen monday after a $15 million renovation. 30 years after taking office, ronald reagan's endowment, which funds the library and his foundation gets $100 million. and his political legacy, still influences. >> there were those who didn't like ronald reagan's politics. or his policies. but they couldn't dislike the man. >> reporter: reagan was nicknamed the gipper for his portrayal in the 1940 film knute rockne. but it was his role in the white house that

. >> úuthe great communicator, th gipper, dutch, the teflon president, ronald wilson reagan. had sunday markse 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth. born february 6, 1911 in illinois. marriage, jane wyman, 1940. divorced 1949. three children with wyman, daughter maureen who diin 01d daughter christine who died in infancy. and adopted son michael. marriage, nancy davis, 1952. two children with nancy davis, today an active grandmother, by the way. son ronald prescott reagan and daughter patty davis reagan. religion, chiefly presbyterian. political party, democrat, 1932 to 1962. republican, 1962 to 2004. college eureka college ba, radio to 37. film acting 37 to 65. screen actors guild board of directeddors 41 to 47. screen actors guild president, 47 to 52. and 59, campaign for republicans. dwight eisenhower, richard nixon. barry goldwater for president 52, 56, 60 and 64. governor california, '67 to '75. republican presidential nomination, ran unsuccessfully twice for, '68 and '76. u.s. president, '81 to '89. defeating president jimmy carter. died june 5, 2004, 93 years of age. bel air, cal

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reagan. then remarks from the senate floor. tomorrow, dick cheney is the featured speaker at the closing than what marking the 100 per day of ronald reagan. -- marking the 100th birthday of ronald reagan. >> sunday, janet of soliton now on how the u.s. is meeting current security threats. -- judge andrew napolitano >> the whole environment had become polluted and destroyed and violent. >> a documentary producer on hubert h. humphrey, the art of impossible. >> the whole reason was to show this side of this. everyone remembers him as someone looking lyndon johnson's boots. people did not understand the pressure he was under. >> listen to historic supreme court cases on supreme court radio. the court considers the fair housing act, racial discrimination. >> the complaint says that he should be liable as an individual and he owns the corporation and because he was the officer broker. >> listen to the argument on c- span radio, in washington d.c. on 90.1 and online at c- span.org. >> robert mandel says the fcc recent decision on net and net neutrality would likely go down in flames. this is almost an hour. -- rober >> okay, we would li

ronald reagan, who would have turned 100 tomorrow. >> tonight, former vice president dick cheney is the featured speaker at the closing banquet marking the 100th anniversary of the birthday of president ronald reagan, taking place at the right and center in santa barbara, calif.. but our coverage at 10:15 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> sunday, george washington university prof. nathan brown discusses the latest developments in egypt and how a change in government could affect the entire middle east. then at democratic strategist and former republican national committee director talked about president obama's reelection efforts and senators who could be in danger of losing their seats in 2012. after that, a presidential historian marks the 100th birthday of ronald reagan and talks about the legacy of the nation's 40th president, plus your e-mail and phone calls. that is live sunday at 7:00 a.m. eastern, here on c-span. >> this weekend, on c-span3, we will visit the old naval observatory, which operated until 1893 in washington, d.c. we will look at the fugitive slave laws of 1850 and held indirectly resulted in the expansion of the under

. >> mitchell: in a speech marking tomorrow's centennial of ronald reagan birth sarah palin said the. today is out step with the late president's values. she claimed the misguided policies of the current administration have put the country on a road to ruin, she says. new snapshots taken by a time-lapse camera above the arctic circle revealed the aurora borealis in all their eerie green splendor. and talk about eating and running. thousands of folks had the stomach to race in the high high-calorie krispy kreme challenge in raleigh today. here's the deal-- they had to run two miles, stuff down a dozen donuts, and run two miles back, all to raise money for charity. and still ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, no football team? no problem. meet the promoters who want to build a football stadium in l.a. anyway. . caltrate knows 80% of us don't get the calcium we need. and when we don't, our bodies steal it from our bones. caltrate helps put it back. with 1200 mg of calcium and 800 iu of vitamin d. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. i see

americans took some time to remember former president ronald reagan who was born 100 years ago today. as bill whitaker reports, the occasion was marked with ceremony and song at the ronald reagan presidential library. >> reporter: ronald reagan the 40th president of the united states was remembered today with high flying pomp. >> happy birthday mr. president. >> reporter: and ceremony. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: on this the 100th anniversary of his birth his widow and former first lady nancy reagan laid a commemorative wreath before dignitaries and assembled guests at the reagan library in simi valley outside of los angeles. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in this 100th birthday. doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. >> reporter: it was a day both reverential and rousing. >> ♪ proud to be an american ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪. >> reporter: on this brilliant day, lee greenwood sang. his patriotic song invoked his strongest passion, pride of country. he was remembered for his patriotism, optimism, game changing politics. james baker was reagan's first chief of

ronald reagan. ♪ >> reporter: there will be celebrations and candles marking what would have been ronald reagan's00th birthday. >> i thought a bit of the shining city upon a hill. >> reporter: but it's a party with some tension. after riding a horse on reagan's ranch and feeling his spirit she says, sarah palin charged that america is on the road to ruin because it has strayed from reagan's values. >> as an alaskan, i proudly consider myself a western conservative in the spirit of ronald reagan. >> reporter: reagan's son ron who has written a new book at his father at 100 is having none of it, saying palin is a soap opera, not serious. with nothing in common with his father. he even tried to channel his father when asked by bianna golodryga what the former president would think of palin. >> he would say she seems like a nice young woman that in years to come perhaps with a little more seasoning she might want to consider running for high office. >> a little more seasoning. >> maybe even a lot more. >> reporter: it's just a sign of those hoping to connect to that reagan mystique. >> i think it's m

. >>> finally from us this morning, celebrations around the country are marking the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan'surse, are sure to stoke the myths surrounding the former president, but how well do those myths match the man? here's david kerley. ♪ god bless america >> reporter: a centennial celebration befitting a president. celebrating a man who redefined the republican party, cherished by the conservatives. >> i have one thing to say to the tax increases, go ahead, make my day. >> reporter: the now political icon is a campaign mentioned. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> reporter: and not just republicans, democrats seeing that history has been good for the 40th president are trying to co-op part of his legacy but racing of the reagan's y that legacy by both sides of the aisle may strip away the former president's ideals. may hit harder for conservatives to move the country to the right. but those same conservatives have been purposeful in reagan myth-making. for 14 years, one group has worked to get airports, roads and buildings named in mr. reagan's honor. can that diminish the conservati

cheney was in santa barbara for an event marking the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birthday. >>> here at home, we have sketches of men who milpitas police say tried to kidnap children in the last few weeks. take a look. milpitas investigators say this man tried to kidnap a 17-year-old girl last wednesday as she walked to school. police also say that these two men tried and failed at two kidnappings on january 24th. the first man allegedly exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl walking home from school, then asked her to get into his car. less than a half hour later, another similar incident happened. 17-year-old girl says that a man driving a red blazer tried to grab her and then exposed himself. all of the incidents happened within two miles of each other east of interstate 680 near calvaveras boulevard. >>> in oakland, police are investigating the city's 15th homicide this year after three separate shootings over the weekend. the first shooting happened about 6:30 last night near the intersection of east 19th street and 23rd avenue. a 33-year-old man shot there died, and polic

. >>> a new stamp marking the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth has been unveiled in his hometown. crowds gathered to get a look. the stamp depicts mr. reagan during his second term as president at his california ranch. >> as you can see there, it is the forever stamp. if you buy this one, you can use it from here on out, and it will always work. >>> coming up on this friday morning, we will update the situation in egypt. >>> then, another deadly explosion, bringing attention to the network of gas lines under most american neighborhoods. >>> and passionate lawmakers, at it again. ♪ good morning ♪ good morning [ male announcer ] there are sixteen fresh-picked oranges squeezed into each carton of tropicana pure premium and absolutely no space for added sugar, water or preservatives. tropicana -- we put the good in morning. >> ( beeping, beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax software. it's time to get real about what happens in the bathroom. and start talking

up next a tribute to ronald reagan to mark what would be his 100th birthday. nd positive news for a car dealership. why thisisisisisisisisisisisisis >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> today would have been former president ronald reagan's 100th birthday. to honor the former president governor jerry brown declared today february 6th ronald reagan centennial day. dick cheney was one of the guest speakers last night at the reagan ranch in santa barbara. >> ronald reagan himself was accustomed to political values and he didn't resent the exertion of debating and fighting for what he believed in. he expected it. >> the conservative young america's foundation sponsored the event. it was founded to support conservative ideas on college campuses and bought reagan's ranch in 1998. spirits rise for car dealers following a projection 13 million vehicles will be sold this year. members of the national automobile dealers association are holding their annual convention and expo in san francisco. it runs through tomorrow. last year they faced sever

yet, when ronald reagan left office eight years later, he had left his mark. according to his biographer, lou cannon, when he came into office, there were 4,414 individual tax returns with an adjusted gross income of more than $1 million. by 1987, fueled by tax cuts, the breaking of inflation and explosive economic growth, there were 34, 944 such returns. when he entered the white house, only one in six americans owned a microwave, and v.c.r.'s were a luxury for the wealthy. away the -- by the time he left office, these were common household goods. he helped to restore our understanding of a limited judiciary that respects the traditions of the american people and their elected representatives, and he restored faith in our men and women in uniform. just before he left office, president reagan reviewed the troops at andrews air force base one last time. during that visit, he said that serving as commander in chief was the most sacred, most important task of the presidency barely five years after america left south vietnam, reagan spoke at the veterans of foreig

yet, when ronald reagan left office eight years later, he had left his mark. according to his biographer, lou cannon, when he came into office, there were 4,414 individual tax returns with an adjusted gross income of more than $1 million. by 1987, fueled by tax cuts, the breaking of inflation and explosive economic growth, there were 34, 944 such returns. when he entered the white house, only one in six americans owned a microwave, and v.c.r.'s were a luxury for the wealthy. away the -- by the time he left office, these were common household goods. he helped to restore our understanding of a limited judiciary that respects the traditions of the american people and their elected representatives, and he restored faith in our men and women in uniform. just before he left office, president reagan reviewed the troops at andrews air force base one last time. during that visit, he said that serving as commander in chief was the most sacred, most important task of the presidency barely five years after america left south vietnam, reagan spoke at the veterans of foreig

at the life and presidency of ronald reagan online at the cspan video library. >> former vice president dick cheney is the featured speaker at the closing banquet marking the 100th anniversary of the birthday of president ronald reagan. it begins tonight at 10:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> some day on book-tv, author and commonest the founder -- and columnist has written half a dozen books and his latest book, "after the hang over." join our three-hour conversation with your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets live sunday at noon eastern on book-tv. on cs bantu. >> earlier this week, nasa announced that has identified over 50 platts that may be in the closest habitable the zones of stars in our galaxy. the findings come from work done by the keppler mission who uses earth and space-based technology to find planets that may support life. this portion is about 50 minutes. >>> we are going to discuss the latest findings from nasa's hour and 15 minutes. >> keppler is detecting planets and planted candidates in a wide range of sizes to help us better understand our place in the galaxy. you can find out more information at www.nasa.gov /keppler. we will op

. >>> a tribute today to mark a special birthday for the late ronald reagan. >>> the grand jury is investigatingthe voters are seeking and the mayor is retiring. frank somerville has our special report. >> reporter: the historic town of hercules just south of the straight is roaring with allegations of scandal. a public trust badly beaten. >> not one council person ever asked a question about any of the expenditures. >> reporter: the mayor roughly resigned at a public meeting weeks ago just before he was to be served with recall papers. the recall forces are still after two other members of the city council who refuse to step down. the city council has hired and pushed out two city managers in the last six months. the contra costa county is back investigating again. it may soon have to start firing city workers and start shutting down city services. >> they signed a blank check. >> reporter: recall leaders such as dan romero says much of the mess started with this simple 6.5 acres. >> i am not going to say they have done something criminal. i don't know. >> reporter: the city council voted to in

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. >>> today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of ronald reagan. his supporters are honoring him throughout the country and the world. but the main celebration is happening near his home in southern california. his widow, nancy reagan, attended the celebration today at the ronald reagan presidential foundation and library in simi valley. the event celebrated the life and accomplishments of mr. reagan and introduced several new exhibits as well. nancy reagan laid a wreath after her husband's grave site as fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan flew overhead. >> and i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. it doesn't seem possible, but that's what it is. >> president reagan died, as you know, in 2004 after a ten-year battle with alzheimer's disease. >>> there is a turf war in the south bay, and a well-known youth sports league is on the losing end. kris sanchez shows us why west valley pop warner is benched. >> reporter: the west valley pop warner football program is scouting. >> we have a

then a special discussion marking the 100th birthday of president ronald reagan.is legacy for the modern republican party and what impact does he have on democrats like president obama? joining us, more from james baker, reagan's chie

. >>> well, this weekend marks what would have been president ronald reagan's 100 birthday.was one of the great communicators of his time. and this morning, politicians are following in his footsteps. >> we are joined by two more great communicators, the lieutenant governor and the former san francisco speaker brown. good morning. >> good morning. okay, sit a big deal, communication in politicians. now the reason i ask you this morning, number one because you are tops in the state, but two, night one of you use notes. why don't you use notes. >> i don't have them. i mean, honestly, you know, sort of my mentor when when i was the board of supervisor, brown never had notes, be able to move the crowd and move immediately in one direction or the other direction based on where folks were as opposed to being stuck in some pre- determined way with a speech that somebody else had probably written. it taught me that there was a better approach. >> does it always work? or do you find yourself out there in the middle -- >> well, there's still time until you read about it the next day.

that exist today and the way that ronald reagan dealt with many of the similar problems that we face today and then on new year's day the rose parade featured a float marking the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth and then again this past weekend, on february 5 and 6, there was great activities that took place at the library and i should say the weekend before there was a wonderful opportunity for us to have the members of congress who were elected in 1980, with ronald reagan, three decades ago, to convene for a class reunion, the ronald reagan foundation helped us put together that, and at the same time the heritage foundation hosted its meeting which included many of the newly elected members of congress. and it was basically a 2 1/2-day gathering and several members have told me that the opportunity to have members of that 97th class, the class of 1980, who came in with ronald reagan, shared their experiences with the newly elected members, 87 strong, the largest turnover in 3/4 of a century, we were able to share those experiences and members have said that it was probably the highlight of that 2 1/2-day gathering that we had at the ronald reag

then a special discussion marking the 100th birthday of president ronald reagan. what is his legacy for the modern republican party and what impact does he have on democrats like president obama? joining us, more from james baker, reagan's chief of staff, former reagan speech writer peggy noonan, former mayor willie brown and andrea peggy noonan, former mayor willie brown and andrea mitchell. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. we go first live to cairo where nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is joining us again live on the scene in cairo. richard, what is the latest there? >> reporter: there appear to have been major breakthroughs after negotiations today between members of the opposition and the vice president of egypt. according to a government statement that we just received, egypt has made several very significant concessions. one, two end the emergency law that has been in place in this country since 1981 as soon as security on the ground here permits. two, to allow more candidates to run for president, to allow g

and then historian richard norton smith marks the 100th birthday of ronald reagan and his legacy. plus your emails and phone calls. it is live at 7:00 am eastern. >> the environment of politics came apart. it became destroyed and violent. documentary on hubert humphrey. >> everybody just remember him somebody licking lyndon johnson's boots with no mind of his own. people don't understand the pressures he was under. >> next, serveraral senators commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birthday of ronald reagan. this is about 25 minutes. much, madam president. as a native californian, i come to the floor now to honor the 100th birthday of president ronald reagan. former fst lady nancy reagan ask that i serve on the ronald reagan centennial commission and i was very honored to accept. today i join senator jim webb, also a member, and orrin hatch to continue president reagan's spirit of bipartisanship, and we have invited senators on both sides of the aisle to join us heren the floor. from seemy valley in california to our nation's capital, americans this month are honoring president

this weekend, on c-span2, michael reagan on his father's legacy, as next week marks the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth. it and family lambert on the history and purpose of the futures market. -- and emily lambert on the history and purpose of the futures market. but the schedule emailed to you by signing up for our "book tv alert. >> now journalist perspectives on egypt. panelists include an al-jazeera correspondent and a correspondent from the pentagon. this is one hour. >> good evening. welcome to everybody coming out on such short notice. with the dramatic events that we have all seen in egypt the last several days, this really made this an important session to have, and i am so glad you all could make it out here. i think this is the first series we have done cents the horned frogs won. i would also like to think united technology, our sponsor of the series, who has made it possible for us to have these wonderful sessions led by the one and only bob schieffer. >> thank you very much. we try to stay on top of the news. i remember the last one of these we had was right after the north

lowry then it was under ronald reagan. >> mark: republicans say it is intense enough. >> darya: let'sthe big board is doing? a last check the dow was down by 18 points. nasdaq is of more than 6.5. and the business news, general motors is giving bonuses of more than $29 million to 48 deaths and hourly workers and millions more to salary employees. there's a report that says a gm factory workers will get more than four dozen dollars apiece. when the payments are made in march. --$4,000 apiece. a smaller number could get 50 percent, gm is not giving in to appraises. the company made four or $2 billion in the first nine months of 2010, expected to post a fourth quarter profit >> mark: . we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. despite a change in power more protests in egypt will tell you why coming up. and live look from mount tam, wet, windy. >> mark: welcome back to the kron 4 news. we're watching these lines, the bay area's rain, gusty winds. i-moving through, 37, down into the east they waiting for something, if wind. >> darya: le

. >> this weekend on c-span 2, afterwards on michael reagan next week marks the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth. also ron reagan and his account of his father's life and ron lambert on the history and purpose of futures market. find it on "book tv."org. live with r. emmitt -- sign up for our "book tv" alert. >> there's no other way forward. in this crisis we simply have to learn to work together. ads californians first, members of a political party second. >> today, step-by-step, we are putting ourselves on a better, more sustainable path, and pushing ahead on the road to growth. >> find and -- all online at the c-span video library sumples "washington journal" continues. host: and now joining us from philadelphia is david skeel. he is an attorney and recently in the weekly standard magazine, he wrote a piece on states and bankruptcy. and he gives the ok in his view for states to declare bankruptty. -- bankruptcy. david skeel, why do you think that's a good option for some facing big definites? we ought to have a bankruptcy option. currently states where not permitted to file for

. >> sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of ronald reagan. although the former president passed away in 2004, it could be argued president reagan has never been more popular. former president being remembered all over. but nowhere more than in his home base here in california. sarah palin set to speak tonight in santa barbara. her staff has not released an advance copy of her speech but expected to draw on a speech given 37 years ago by none other than reagan himself. >> i think it is time we ask ourselves if we know the freedoms intended by the founding fathers? >> at that time, president reagan spoke for half an hour in that paid political tv spot that became known as the time for choosing address. in it he spoke abow the daut ths of taxes and government. >> 6:15 friday. officially our weekend. looks beautiful. jeff, joining us live from at & t park. tim lipscomb there tomorrow. jeff is there tonight. >> yes, waiting for the players to get my tickets early, guys. out here in the stands. look at this. nobody sitting around me. that doesn't b

yet, when ronald reagan left office eight years later, he had left his mark. according to his biographer, lou cannon, when he came into office, there were 4,414 individual tax returns with an adjusted gross income of more than $1 million. by 1987, fueled by tax cuts, the breaking of inflation and explosive economic growth, there were 34, 944 such returns. when he entered the white house, only one in six americans owned a microwave, and v.c.r.'s were a luxury for the wealthy. away the -- by the time he left office, these were common household goods. he helped to restore our understanding of a limited judiciary that respects the traditions of the american people and their elected representatives, and he restored faith in our men and women in uniform. just before he left office, president reagan reviewed the troops at andrews air force base one last time. during that visit, he said that serving as commander in chief was the most sacred, most important task of the presidency barely five years after america left south vietnam, reagan spoke at the veterans of foreig

sarah palin is the featured speaker at an event marking the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth, hosted by the young america's foundation. live coverage from the reagan ranch in santa barbara starts tonight at 11:00 a.m. eastern -- 11:00 p.m. eastern. tomorrow night, former vice president dick cheney speech at the same event. 10:15 p.m. eastern here on c- span. this weekend on american history to be on c-span 3, we will visit the old naval observatory but operated from 1844 through 1893 in washington, d.c. university of virginia professor on the fugitive slave law of 1850 and how it in directly resulted in the expansion of the underground railroad. and a look at political cartoons of the civil war, how they provide insight into political issues of the day. experience american history to be on c-span 3. all weekend, every weekend. for a complete schedule online go to c-span.org/history where you can also press the c-span alert button and have our schedules e-mailed to you. this weekend on book tv on c- span2, "afterwords" with michael reagan on his father's legacy. also this week

after that david cameron, sarah palin at a party marking the 100 ith birthday of former president ronald reagan. this week "q&a" features a documentary about hubert humphrey. mick caouette joins us to trace his life from mayor to senator to vice president to presidential candidate. >> mick caouette, when did you think of doing a documentary on hubert humphrey? guest: in the late fall of 1999. i was working at the minnesota historical society and i ran across the humry collection which is just enormous. there is 1,200 large manuscript boxes, 10,000 films, 10,000 photographs, 5,000 audiotapes and i had started in -- i started documentary work earlier, maybe three years earlier, and i thought why hand anyone ever done this? it was a gold mine of material. i learned more about him. i grew up in minneapolis. he was part of my childhood but didn't know much about him and he's really kind of forgotten even in minnesota. but all this material thrilled me so that's how it started, really. as i dug into it, it was wonderful. >> who was he? >> i think he was more of a humanitarian than a politician, frank

marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of ronald reagan. that is at 11:00 p.m. eastern. >> they hold an environment of politics that had come apart. it had become polluted and destroyed and violent. >> documentary producer nick cowett on hubert humphrey. >> the reason was to show another side of this. ever remembers -- everyone remembers hubert humphrey as someone was looking the bits of lyndon johnson. he was under tremendous pressures. >> that is sunday night at 8:00 on c-span. >> sunday on book-tv's "in depth." the founder of the american spectator magazine has written over half a dozen books. his latest is "after the hanover." join our 3 our conversation with your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets live sunday at noon eastern on book-tv on c-span 2. >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says the economy should grow rapidly this year. but that it will likely take several years before the unemployment rate falls to normal levels. he was at the national press club in washington for one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i am presid

. >>> a california library marking what would have been the 100th birthday of president ronald reaganagan presidential library celebrated life accomplishments of the former president and former california grn. >> new nibts exhibits and cart facts from his professional life were unveiled at the southern california library. nancy reagan was there to speak to the crowd as well. >> i know that ronnie would be thrilled and is thrilled to have all of you share in his 100th birthday. that doesn't seem possible but that's what it is. thank you so much. >> the former first lady laid a wreath at her husband's grave site. president reagan died in 2004 after a ten-year battle with alzheimer's. >>> it is 6:41. the silicon valley could make billions of dollars by hosting the world in the next few years. we'll look at what has to happen before rolling out the red carpet. >>> the man at the center of michael jackson's death investigation will show up later in court today. we'll tell you why. >>> and a live look at the bay bridge as people make their way we'l right bac back.ing. >>> finally some weath

tonight, a former alaska governor's sarah palin speaks of the opening big want to mark the 100th anniversary of ronald reagan's birth. that is tonight starting at 11:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> sunday, on "the book tv," the founder of the american spectator magazine has written over a half-dozen books including, boy clinton, the conservative crack up, and madam hillary. his latest, "after the hangover, the conservative road to recovery." that is live sunday at noon eastern on c-span2. >> the whole environment of politics has come apart. i mean, it does become polluted and destroyed and violent. >> sunday, a documentary producer it speaks about hubert humphrey and the art of the possible. >> the whole reason of doing the documentary was to show this side of this. everyone remembers hubert humphrey as someone looking lyndon johnson's puts the whole time, with no mind of his gun. people do not understand the pressure he was -- no mind of his own. people do not understand the pressure he was under. >> as the conflict in egypt grows more violent, foreign policy experts discussed the it of violence and the a

we'll take a look ahead security, today marks a very special day it would've been the former president ronald reagan's birthday. >> we will meet to of that top photographers who have created a film called " the last line codes is telling the story using real-life alliance. >> i don't know how close they got. (laughter) >> we will talk to an arthur who realized his young daughter will face a very different worlds. a world that is going to be hot. >> speaking of which, we will take a look othat warm air inside. >> in are expecting has close to 80 degrees, let's go ahead and get the forecast from brian. >> good sunday morning, a fabulous day yesterday, temperatures in the '70s. even the '80s, breaking a lot of records, to date much the same. another warm day, highs into the '70s we may not hit the 80s today, still very warm, temperatures 10- 15 degrees above average. ties getting up into the 70's most places, 73 antioch, concord mid-70s. high of 74, 77 and center rosa, 77 sister, oakland 73. lots of sunshine and around the bay area there will be free to wins all and all a great day. i will let jan know h

opportunity to talk about one of the great presidents of the last century and to mark the 30 years since ronald reagan's inauguration. when ron weighing was elected president in 1980, america faced an anemic economy, high unemployment and a sense of malaise emanated from washington. president reagan never doubted america's potential was unlimited. during his second inaugural address, he said america can outproduce, outcompete and outsell anybody anywhere in the world. the reagan revolution was fueled by the understanding that given the opportunity, americans would dream, create, and build. he also knew that the road to greatness was through an individual's effort, not through expanded government. so president reagan said about reinvigorating the stagnant economy. he cut government spending. he reduced government regulation. he ended the practice of wage and price controls. he passed tax cuts for all americans. he famously noted that government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. the american economy responded with sustained growth, ao new era of economic prosperity had been usher

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he is the closing speak here at this banquet marking the 100th anniversary of president ronald reagan thursday. that is live at 10:15 eastern here on c-span. >> listen to historic supreme court cases on c-span radio. saturday, from 2003, the fair housing act, racial discrimination, and liability. >> the complaint says that he should be liable as an individual because the old the corporation. he should also be liable because he was the officer on record. >> listen to the argument on c- span radio. you can listen online at c- spanradio.org. >> the federal communications commissioner says the recent decision on next neutrality would likely go down in flames. this is part of a day-long conference on broadband policy. it is almost one hour. >> i want to welcome our c-span audience. we are glad c-span is with us today. we thank them for that. i am please to have with me the sec commissioner, robert mcdowell. i will give the formal introduction in just a few minutes. if he were with us this morning, we had meredith baker give the keynote address. it is nice to have the commissioner with us a

sarah palin will be at the ronald reagan ranch tonight to celebrate what would have been the late president's 100th birthday. >>> astronaut mark today. he finishes his career with 240 wins over 16 seasons. >>> finally, if you're a fan of shows like ""desperate housewives" "or "gossip girls" you owe a big thanks to the show that started it all, "dallas." >> without that first prime time soap opera, well, where would our world be today? now, it's making a come back. the bbc has more. ♪ >> reporter: for 13 years one of the most familiar sights and sounds on television -- it was one of the definitive shows of the 1980s. viewers engrossed by bobby ewing family struggles, sue ellen's struggle with alcohol and j.r.'s devious double-crossing. although it came off the air in 1991 its popularity has endured. something recognized by its stars at a special reunion in 2008. >> hello, bbc. >> how does it feel 30 years on? >> lucky. >> we mustn't get too carried away with it, but it is a nice indication that we were a part of television history. >> please give it up for larry hagman. >> reporter: viewers fascination with the series, fascinat

former alaska governor, sara caplan, speaks in santa barbara california marking the 100th anniversary of president ronald reagan. that is at 11:00 p.m. eastern. >> the environment of politics had come apart and destroyed. >> documentary producer on hubert h. humphrey, the art of the possible. >> the reason for doing the documentary was showing another side of this. people did not understand the pressures he was under, which was going from the vice presidency to the 68. >> "q&a", sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> michael reagan on his father's legacy. next week marks the 100th anniversary of the reagan's birth. emily lambert on the purpose of futures markets. by the complete schedule at booktv.org. get our schedules he mailed for you. signup for our booktv alert. >> the discussion was arrested on iran's nuclear program. the washington bureau chief joined the president of the council on foreign relations and representatives of saudi arabia, turkey, and germany. this is 50 minutes. >> welcome to our session. the question of the hour is "what if iran develops a nuclear weapon." will discuss the political ramification

sarah palin speaks to a young americans of that in santa barbara, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of ronald reagan. >> sunday on "in-depth" and author and the founder of american spectator magazine has written over half a dozen books include and "boy clinton, " and his latest, "after the hangover: the road to recovery." >> said this weekend on c-span 3, we will visit the old naval observatory that operated from 1834-1893. and we will have the fugitive slave law and how it inadvertently resulted in the expansion of the underground railroad. experience american history tv on c-span 3, all weekend, every weekend. for a complete schedule online, 02 c-span.org/history. >> next, foreign-policy and national-security experts on how the unrest in the middle east is felt around the middle east. from the brookings admit -- brookings institution, and this is a little bit more than an hour. >> welcome to another session of "meet the press" at brookings with david gregory. we bring this to you together with the center. the director was with us this morning on the panel as well. he is a expert on the u.s. nation